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As the church in America continues to wonder at the sudden and rapid decline of church involvement, different theories and explanations are being put forth. In this segment, I go through a piece written by Jake Meador, published in The Atlantic (see link below), it is posited that American public life has culturally excluded the distinctly Christian way of life. I go through a couple tweets and then get into the article. This is not meant to be particular to a Methodist audience. Rather, I hope it is relevant to Christians of different traditions as we try to work out what it is that we can do in the present moment to beat back the gates of hell. I hope this is helpful to you.
Links:
Atlantic Article:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/christian-church-communitiy-participation-drop/674843/
The Great Dechurching:
https://www.amazon.com/Great-Dechurching-Leaving-Going-Bring/dp/0310147433
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As the church in America continues to wonder at the sudden and rapid decline of church involvement, different theories and explanations are being put forth. In this segment, I go through a piece written by Jake Meador, published in The Atlantic (see link below), it is posited that American public life has culturally excluded the distinctly Christian way of life. I go through a couple tweets and then get into the article. This is not meant to be particular to a Methodist audience. Rather, I hope it is relevant to Christians of different traditions as we try to work out what it is that we can do in the present moment to beat back the gates of hell. I hope this is helpful to you.
Links:
Atlantic Article:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/christian-church-communitiy-participation-drop/674843/
The Great Dechurching:
https://www.amazon.com/Great-Dechurching-Leaving-Going-Bring/dp/0310147433

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